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If a close friend were to describe me in one word, it would be “Complex”. I’m a multidimensional kind of guy, today IT computer nerd, past athlete that was popular in school, but humbled by the Universe.

I have a passion for art, writing, music and theater. My experiences in life graced me with electronic, mechanical, and electrical hands on skills, so Mixed Media art was a callin me…..  

I have many interests in science, technology, renewable energies and sports.  

Everything that I have done in life up to now, has led me in a direction of a late in life Mixed Media Artist, Fiction Writer and iPhone photographer with an eye for great shots.  

I believe everyone has hidden talents in many things, you just need to make time to listen to the Universe.

“In visual art, mixed media describes artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed. Assemblages, collages, and sculpture are three common examples of art using different media. Materials used to create mixed media art include, but are not limited to, paint, cloth, paper, wood and found objects”. ~wiki

Beach treasures, “Yo Ho, Yo Ho, the pirates life for me”, shells, glass, rocks, wood, kids toys and a car key-fob encased in resin.

More Beach treasures, “Yo Ho, Yo Ho, the pirates life for me”, driftwood, shells, glass, bound, tied and hung using metal fishing wire and fishing gear, making a somewhat chimmy sound, but mostly a visual presentation.

Many people have commented on my pictures, “You have a great eye”, so capturing nature’s beauty with my iPhone and applying them to metal, canvas and glass is a form of Mixed Media Art where an electronic image is put to materials other than photo paper.

“Creative writing and creative writing techniques are, as you might expect, the art of writing creatively! Also known as artistic writing, it can focus on narrative, character development and literary tropes, but it can also focus on poetics”. ~twinkl

I’ve had stories floating around in my head all my life, attempted to put them pen to paper, but I couldn't read my own chicken scratch. I couldn't type on a typewriter efficiently, so I gave up out of frustration. When computers came into my life I started to let the stories out. I started with poems for family and friends. I’ve had a hard time putting myself out there, until now. I’m starting with Autobiographical fiction about a time in my life….The Palaces...word doc to oral story telling via Podcast….wait for it...wait for it….coming soon...  

I have more idea’s on the horizon so wait for it...wait for it….coming soon...“Yo Ho, Yo Ho, the pirates life for me”

I moved down to Santa Cruz in 2016 where the beach, ocean air and redwood forest’s have been my tools for recovery after separation and then eventual divorce. Professionally, I am IT Engineer in the Monterey Bay, IT Guy by day, Mixed Media Artist, iPhone Photographer and Creative Fiction Writer by nights and weekends.  

My new Universe got my creative juices flowing as I started collecting treasures from the beaches,“Yo Ho, Yo Ho, the pirates life for me”. So I bought a work bench and started making Mixed Media Art as Christmas gifts. At the same time I started capturing the beauty around me on my iPhone, blew up a few pics on Canvas and Metal to cover my bare walls.  

Creative stories slowly crept out of my head, so the universe said, “Make it a Podcast in the oral tradition of story telling”, OK cool….

I’m a late in life writer, so when I publish my Podcast, I’ll add RSS feeds to my my website and a link to my Podcast on Spotify.

Putting myself out there is not easy, so “Hold onto your butts” ~Samuel L Jackson, Jurassic Park 1.                                                     

Enjoy the day, as if it's your last" 

~Cheers Xavier